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Trump officials defend their actions in Jan. 6 Capitol riot

WASHINGTON (AP) - Two senior Trump administration officials defended their actions during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol in testimony before Congress on Wednesday, with former acting Defense Secr...

May 12, 2021

Ruling paves way for longer sentence in George Floyd's death

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A Minnesota judge has ruled that there were aggravating factors in the death of George Floyd, paving the way for a longer sentence for Derek Chauvin, according to an order made publ...

May 12, 2021

Internal emails reveal WHO knew of sex abuse claims in Congo

BENI, Congo (AP) - When Shekinah was working as a nurse's aide in northeastern Congo in January 2019, she said, she was offered a job from a World Health Organization doctor at double her salary - in ...

May 12, 2021

House GOP ousts Trump critic Liz Cheney from top post

WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republicans ousted Rep. Liz Cheney from her post as the chamber's No. 3 GOP leader on Wednesday, punishing her after she repeatedly rebuked former President Donald Trump for hi...

May 12, 2021

Consumer prices shot up 0.8% in April as worries escalate

WASHINGTON (AP) - A worrisome bout of inflation struck the economy in April, with U.S. consumer prices surging 0.8% and the year-over-year increase reaching its fastest rate since 2008. The accelerati...

May 12, 2021

Indigenous New Zealand lawmaker censured for haka protest

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - An Indigenous New Zealand lawmaker was thrown out of Parliament's debating chamber Wednesday for performing a Maori haka in protest at what he said were racist arguments...

May 12, 2021

Escalating Mideast violence bears hallmarks of 2014 Gaza war

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Rockets streamed out of Gaza and Israel pounded the territory with airstrikes early Wednesday as the most severe outbreak of violence since the 2014 war took on many hallm...

May 12, 2021

Met Opera strikes deal with chorus ahead of restart

NEW YORK (AP) - The Metropolitan Opera reached a tentative agreement Tuesday on a four-year contract with the American Guild of Musical Artists, one of three major labor deals needed for the New York ...

May 11, 2021

Liz Cheney says Trump and GOP backers threaten democracy

WASHINGTON (AP) - A combative Rep. Liz Cheney lashed out at leaders of her own Republican Party late Tuesday, accusing former President Donald Trump and his GOP supporters of following a path that wou...

May 11, 2021

Dua Lipa wins big at Brits, urges health worker pay raise

LONDON (AP) - British singer Dua Lipa called for a "fair" pay raise for U.K. health workers as she was named a double winner at the Brit Awards in London on Tuesday night. An audience of 4,000 witness...

May 11, 2021